Rail-fastener.



J. REES.. RAIL FASTENER.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 29.1914.

Patented Mar. 5, 1918.

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RAIL FASTENER.

APPLICATlON FILEDSEPLZB. 1914.

1,258,460. Patented Mar. 5, 1918.

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JOHN G. REES, OF PHILADELPHIA., PENNSYLVANLA.-

RAII-FASTENER.

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Speciflcation of Letters Patent..

Patented Mar.. 5, 1918.

Application filed September 29, 1914. Serial No. 864,137.

To aZZ whom it may concm:

Be it known that I, JOHN G. REES, a citizen of the United States,residing at Philadelphia, in the' County of Philadelphia and State ofPennsylvama, have nvented new and useful Improvements ot' which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention relates to rail fasteners, the object in view being toproduce simple and effective means for securing rails, rods, poles andthe like to supporting surfaces of various kinds such as posts andwells, obteining e firm, reliable and secure connection between suchrail and its support while admitting of the ready detachment of the railand the mejor' portion of the tting when required.

With the above and other objects in. View, the invention consists in thenovel Construction, combination and arrangement of parts, as hereindescribed, illustrated and claimed.

in the accompanying drawings:-

Figure 1 is a pei'spective View showing the raii fastcner of thisinvention in perspective and showingthe same connecting a rail to apost.

2 is an enlarged vertical section through the same taken diametrieallyof the rail and sochet member of the tastener.

hin'. i a horizontal diametrical section through the same.

Fig. et is e perspective View of the sochet member looking toward theinside face 'ti 'eo.

member or blesh.

Fig. ti is a. vertical section similar to Fig. showing a modifiedConstruction of tastener.

Figo'.

'i is an inside face view ot' 'the sochet member shown in Fig.

8 is :in outside hice view ot the anchor bioclr of e.

9 is a vertical section through another form ot testencr.

Fir. 10 is en inside 'face View ot the socket member ot Figo'. Q.

:ti is an outside 'face View ont the anche' 'ng member oi 9.

i@ :is a detail 'apmentary section ot" the sociret member of lFig. 9illustrating the oblique wedging wall.

is` a 'vertical section through enother term of tastener.

high, it is a traginentary inside face ie of the sochet member of Fig.13.

in Rail-Fasteners,

is a similar View ot the anchoring Fig. 15 is an outside face View ofthe anchor block or member used in Fig. 13.

Referring primarily to Figs. 1 to 5, inclusive, 1 designates a supportshown in the form of a stone, concrete or marble post, .while 2designates a pair of rails which it is desired to 'festen to the support1.

The tastening device of this invention comprises a socket memberdesignated generally at A and an anchoring member designated generallyat B. In the preterred embodiment of the invention, the anchor member Bis constructed as best iliustrated in Figs. 2, 3 and 5, the samecomprising a disk shaped body 3 having on the rear side thereof adove-taii shaped projection or key i which is adapted to be set into a'ecess 5 formed in the adjacent face of the support l, in which recessthe key 4 is securely held by a lead fillor 6 poured therein while in amolten state, the body 3 being tormed with a pouring hole 7 for thepurpose.

`On its outer face the body 3 is provided with a pair of lugs 8 havingundercut adjacent edges 9 thereby forming between the lugs 8 awedge-shaped recess 10 the purpose of which will appear. lit will beunderstood that the anchor block or member B is fastened permanently andrigidly to the support 1 irrespective ot the character of said support.

The socket member A comprises a hoilow conical body 11 having acylindricai portion 12 and a base flange 13 which is adapted to rest incontact with the support L .Pit its outer smaller end the body of thesociret member terminates in a c vlindricai collar or sleeve ll ofproper size to receive the adjacent extremity of the rail 2 whiel'i isiiiustrated in the drawing-s as ot tubular Construction such as a holiowrod or gas pipe, the end of the rail being held in fired relation to thecollar 14 and soeket member A by means of a set screw 15 which isthreaded through the eoiler 14- and hears against the rail 2.

Adi acent to its inner face the sech'et mernber A is provided with adiametriceily cirtending cross bar or web 16 having projecting from therear side thereot' a tongue 17 which is shaped like a wedge or he stoneand is provided with under-cut opposite edges as indiceted at 18 toengage the undercut edges 9 of the bugs 8 ot" the anchoring member. Theanchoring` member is sufiiciently smaller in diameter than the interlil@e :nel` diameter of the socket member to permit saicl soclret member tobe placeol over the anchoring member with the tongue 17 above "the emmm@to the recess 10.

member is then moved downwarolly until the tongue 17' is firmly jamme inthe recess l@ where* it will remain.

.h modified construction is illustratei in Figs. 6, 'E' and 8 in whichthe web 16' et the socket member A" is formecl 'with recesses 19 in theform of ertical Slots which are designed to receive and engagebookehapeol tongues 20 projecting `from the ex-- posecl face ot theanchoring member B', The two members A ancl B are associatecl anclolisconnecterl in the same manner as clescribeol in connection with theconstructicn hereinabove referrerl to Another form of the invention ieillus trete& in Figo, 9 to 112 inclusive in which the socltet member Ais provioleol with arcuate tongues %which engage corresponclinglyshapeol recesses 21 in the anchoring member B, the socket member beinggiten a partiai turn or rotation so as to cause the tongues and.recesses referrecl to to interlock with a web 24 formeol with a recess25 eorresponding in shape to the double tongue projection 23 the innersurface of the web 24.- being provided at 26 With an oblique wedgingface similar to the wedgng face 22 above referrecl to in connection withbig.. 12.. The tongues 23 are inserted through The eochet ehe eh theslot or recess 25 after which the member' A ie given a partial turnthere'oy efiectin an interlocked connection between the ancorng and.socket-members, anol else producng a tight wecl g action between theface 23 and the ob i ue face 26 of the anchoring memberu Under any ofthe forme hereinabove oleecribecl, it is a comparatively simple matterto connect and disconnect the anchoring ami sbehet members of the(levic'e and also to insert an remove the rails indicate& at 2. Alitterms of the (levice also embody an interloclting tongue and slot'connection between the scclet member encl the anchor, said parte beingarlapteol to be eng'agedl by moring the sochet axially orlong'itudlinally ot the rail ant ben connected by moving thiei suchettransverse y to the length of the ra What I claim is:-

The combination with a post, anal a raii ot uniform diameter throughoutits length ol? a soclet memberlocateol eXt-eriorly of the post andhaving a conical portion ancl a crlinclrical portion at the smaller enolot saicl conical portion slidable and loosely mounteol on saiol railancl removable from the end thereol, an anchor member fixed to the ost,'anal a tongue projeeting from one of saicl members, the other of saidmembers having a recess to `receive saicl tongue., saicl tongue andrecess being adapteol to be engage by moving the sochet memberlongituolinally of the' rail ancl also moving saiol soclret' membertransversely to the length of the rail..

Tn teetimony whereot I ahx my signature in presence ot two wtnessee..

JOHN G.

Witnessee:

Hunen G. Drumm Nomranflh hmmm

